tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.comments2018-02-21T21:24:29.182-05:00Coffee Tea Books and MeBrenda@CoffeeTeaBooksnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-58474801732855966892018-02-20T20:49:09.428-05:002018-02-20T20:49:09.428-05:00I saw the movie, &quot;Babette&#39;s Feast&quot; a...I saw the movie, &quot;Babette&#39;s Feast&quot; a year or so ago. It may have been by your recommendation. Thank you for the reprisal of the story.<br /><br />And yes, as we age, I do think we oftentimes forget to take care to add beauty to our homes. Thank you for this post.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02389829595981028640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-6963686174342625942018-02-20T03:00:56.252-05:002018-02-20T03:00:56.252-05:00Beautiful post, and thank you for sharing about Ba...Beautiful post, and thank you for sharing about Babette&#39;s Feast. I know the story, but have never seen the movie. <br />God indeed is an Artist and gives generously of His creative self to us when we ask. I asked Him at age 48 for just a touch of His creativity, for a way to use it when the children had finished their homeschooling...and He gave it. Generously. At age 50 He opened the doors for me to design, and nine years later I use those designs as an open table to share about Him.<br />I really enjoy your blog. God bless you so very much.<br />JennyJenny of Elefantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775654415138120426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-45082036734410322872018-02-20T00:04:30.345-05:002018-02-20T00:04:30.345-05:00It&#39;s so true... the older we get we do tend to...It&#39;s so true... the older we get we do tend to not do those things that encourage our souls. We&#39;re worn out! :-) I am cutting back anything that is not necessary. It&#39;s been years since I watched this movie but you&#39;ve sparked an interest so I saved it in my Prime watch list. Living on Less Money Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028148446621304362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-54591891379594706992018-02-19T17:12:44.754-05:002018-02-19T17:12:44.754-05:00Oops! Didn&#39;t look hard enough ... have found ...Oops! Didn&#39;t look hard enough ... have found the Pinterest button now. M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-42851108204938160872018-02-19T17:09:27.907-05:002018-02-19T17:09:27.907-05:00I would save so many of your posts to my Pinterest...I would save so many of your posts to my Pinterest IF there was a Pinterest button! Blessings, M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-10099245139337017032018-02-19T13:24:50.808-05:002018-02-19T13:24:50.808-05:00Yes, I enjoyed that movie also a while ago. Thanks...Yes, I enjoyed that movie also a while ago. Thanks for the reminder, I&#39;ll add it to my &quot;movies to watch again&quot; list in my Journal.Melissa https://www.blogger.com/profile/03389672466065251231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-3272726130595286102018-02-19T10:53:25.659-05:002018-02-19T10:53:25.659-05:00After reading your blog yesterday, I watched the m...After reading your blog yesterday, I watched the movie. I never would have watched it had you not explained about it because of it being a Danish movie. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.<br /><br />It gave pause for reflection.LaurieShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04669706520501609006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-26672212202651096752018-02-19T02:02:45.713-05:002018-02-19T02:02:45.713-05:00I love your posts about the pantry,you are right w...I love your posts about the pantry,you are right we live in such a volatile worldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-85793247579920714612018-02-18T19:37:41.313-05:002018-02-18T19:37:41.313-05:00Love this movie and love this post, Brenda! Love this movie and love this post, Brenda! Besshttp://www.fixingmythoughts.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-50916316497302456102018-02-18T19:36:21.831-05:002018-02-18T19:36:21.831-05:00I like the second half of this movie the best, too...I like the second half of this movie the best, too!<br /><br />I love beauty and it does take mindfulness to keep working to add even simple beauty into our lives. I don’t always choose beauty but I try!Deanna Rabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-50455569778555352432018-02-18T15:00:14.321-05:002018-02-18T15:00:14.321-05:00A slice of bread in a zip lock bag or OXO containe...A slice of bread in a zip lock bag or OXO container filled with brown sugar will make all things right as rain. (Where did that saying come from, I wonder?)Melinda Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924145689707376062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-9466454928212768982018-02-18T14:07:28.652-05:002018-02-18T14:07:28.652-05:00The movie sounds lovely. I winced a bit reading th...The movie sounds lovely. I winced a bit reading the description of the old Believers who have become hardened by life. All too easy to have happen...it can be tough remaining sweet. Now I am off to see how I might see this movie. Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-64442919010268929302018-02-18T14:04:35.349-05:002018-02-18T14:04:35.349-05:00This is a beautiful post. I read the book &quot;Ba...This is a beautiful post. I read the book &quot;Babette&#39;s Feast&quot; not long ago - to revisit it. We listened to this book on audio years back, with the children, on a long car trip. The Man-of-the-House recently spotted the film and we hope to watch it - even with its subtitles. I appreciate how Edith Schaeffer in her book, &quot;Hidden Art of Homemaking&quot; places value on the vocation of Christian homemaker. It is so needed today, especially in our face-paced lives. I like how she holds ideals before us - ideals to reach for and to try. She does this in such a lovely way. Karen Andreolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135239838790568639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-86166832567262413762018-02-17T20:18:11.604-05:002018-02-17T20:18:11.604-05:00So glad the Lord didn&#39;t tell you to quit but k...So glad the Lord didn&#39;t tell you to quit but keeps giving you ideas to write about. Enjoyed the post today. Blessings, Sharon D. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-50226823188957584462018-02-17T20:12:47.448-05:002018-02-17T20:12:47.448-05:00I, too, suffer from the same “mental illness.” I d...I, too, suffer from the same “mental illness.” I don’t plan on ever being cured!!!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188978873447670353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-67360999594186836822018-02-17T18:56:36.348-05:002018-02-17T18:56:36.348-05:00Repackage brown sugar in zip lock bags with choppe...Repackage brown sugar in zip lock bags with chopped up apple and suck out the air....Do this before it becomes hard. Maybe it never will. Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-87609455962673215802018-02-17T18:00:42.264-05:002018-02-17T18:00:42.264-05:00Glad that you are still writing and am not at all ...Glad that you are still writing and am not at all surprised that The Lord is still providing lots of ideas. <br /><br />Hahahaha...loved reading about your mental illness; I have one of my own. My sister is praying for “her” to develop a serious mental illness, too, but not being quite as charitable, I hope not before she is knocked from her high horse. <br /><br />(This may be one you really have to moderate. 😉)<br /><br />Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-56882160815542700702018-02-17T15:39:58.276-05:002018-02-17T15:39:58.276-05:00I hope you continue to post. I still read! I strug...I hope you continue to post. I still read! I struggle with my pantry supplies, because of dietary restrictions I am limited on packaged food. I hate to waste and buy things we won&#39;t eat. I do believe though in having the basics to cook with or prepare food. I am always thinking and pondering my way through that battle.<br />I definitely think we can never let our guard down and yes, I am afraid I have the same mental illness. I am still appalled at that statement. Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185422453541735778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-5594135873973625312018-02-17T13:14:38.870-05:002018-02-17T13:14:38.870-05:00All brown sugar is simply white sugar with molasse...All brown sugar is simply white sugar with molasses added. I don&#39;t remember the ratio, but it might save you from hard brown sugar. <br /><br />MonicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-42826503403728779732018-02-15T09:05:50.524-05:002018-02-15T09:05:50.524-05:00I&#39;ll have to keep that in mind for my parents,...I&#39;ll have to keep that in mind for my parents, who both have birthdays in May!Deanna Rabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-67065659080909487212018-02-15T07:51:34.406-05:002018-02-15T07:51:34.406-05:00Can&#39;t wait to see what you come up with this t...Can&#39;t wait to see what you come up with this time in your Journals!Melissa https://www.blogger.com/profile/03389672466065251231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-75338139551464227822018-02-14T16:01:14.677-05:002018-02-14T16:01:14.677-05:00How can one go wrong with a devotional written by ...How can one go wrong with a devotional written by Billy Graham? <br /><br />I have been intrigued by the scenes featuring him in “The Crown.” Somehow, it delights me to know that he and Queen Elizabeth have been friends all these years into their 90s. <br /><br />Large print is always good. Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-29706211757323077952018-02-13T08:18:43.540-05:002018-02-13T08:18:43.540-05:00&quot;We feel His pleasure when we are doing that ...&quot;We feel His pleasure when we are doing that for which we were created. &quot; Thank you for this wonderful sentence in today&#39;s post. An encouragement to my life as a Homemaker. I might have something to say about that on my Instagram later today!!Melissa https://www.blogger.com/profile/03389672466065251231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-62499343392712496732018-02-13T08:08:23.470-05:002018-02-13T08:08:23.470-05:00Yea, happy to hear that you&#39;ll start this back...Yea, happy to hear that you&#39;ll start this back up again! You have so many new tapes to use for your beautiful pages.Melissa https://www.blogger.com/profile/03389672466065251231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-87302916487832273152018-02-12T20:06:56.622-05:002018-02-12T20:06:56.622-05:00I especially enjoyed your post today. Thank you.I especially enjoyed your post today. Thank you.Joyce Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17293337508638751474noreply@blogger.com